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TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who gained global notoriety last year after admitting he
smoked crack cocaine while in a “drunken stupor,” was ticketed for jaywalking during a trip to
Vancouver to attend a funeral, Canadian media reported yesterday.

The
Toronto Sun newspaper said Ford confirmed he was issued a ticket costing about $100 on
Friday night by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for disobeying a pedestrian sign.

“I was just walking across the street about 200 feet from my hotel when I was approached by an
officer and told I was jaywalking,” he told the newspaper. “I couldn’t believe it. I said to them ‘
Am I under

arrest?’ ”

The police and Ford’s office did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment.

The ticket came after social media showed Ford posing for pictures with people at a nearby pub.
Ford told the newspaper all he had was a diet cola.

The mayor pledged last year he would stay away from drugs and alcohol. Last month, a video of
Ford ranting in a Jamaican accent and slurring his words at a fast-food restaurant was posted
online. He conceded he had been drinking the night the video was shot but called it a “minor
setback.”

Last week, his sister’s former boyfriend filed a lawsuit alleging Ford conspired to have him
beaten in prison. Ford’s lawyer called the allegations false and irresponsible.

Ford has become a target for lampooning by late-night TV hosts, but he has refused calls to step
down and said he expects to be re-elected in October’s municipal elections.